League Play-Off

香港元朗区鸟人联队
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind 湖南怀化快船联队's goalkeeper 莫翔铮, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 6 minutes, 孔竞奕 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 香港元朗区鸟人联队's supporters crossed their fingers, but 孔竞奕 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 9th minute, 孔竞奕 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the game, 湖南怀化快船联队's 谢彬浩 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 孟景奕 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 22nd minute of the match 湖南怀化快船联队 got a corner. 香港元朗区鸟人联队's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 肖迪威 ran over to the corner to take the kick. 肖迪威 made a great header on 湖南怀化快船联队's corner, it was just that 香港元朗区鸟人联队's 孟景奕 managed to reach the ball for a save. After 25 minutes, 刘益 made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. 香港元朗区鸟人联队's 孟景奕 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 孟景奕 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 刘益's shot from short distance in the 29th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 孔竞奕 to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 孔竞奕 in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 莫翔铮 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 58 minutes into the match, 孔竞奕 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 莫翔铮. 湖南怀化快船联队's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 孔竞奕 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 孟景奕 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 刘益 in the 67th minute of play. 香港元朗区鸟人联队's 孟景奕 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 刘益 in the 69th minute of play. 莫翔铮 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庞乐雄 in the 77th minute of play. 肖迪威, 85 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 86 minutes into the game, 孔鹰常 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 香港元朗区鸟人联队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 湖南怀化快船联队 the free kick. 孔鹰常 kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, 林博广 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th minute, 刘益 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 莫翔铮 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庞乐雄 in the 93rd minute of play. When 谢彬浩 came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the 湖南怀化快船联队 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 谢彬浩 couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched 湖南怀化快船联队 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.